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Chapter 3 Movement of Substances

What Happens to an Animal Cell in a Solution with


High Water Potential?
October 28, 2016

What Happens to an Animal Cell in a


Solution with High Water Potential?

cytoplasm
in a solution with high
water potential

cytoplasm has lower


water potential than
outside solution
animal cell

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October 28, 2016

What Happens to an Animal Cell in a


Solution with High Water Potential?
water enters by osmosis
in a solution with high
water potential

cell expands

As water enters the cell, the cell swells as it does not have
a cell wall to protect it.

Copyright 2006-2011 Marshall Cavendish International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

October 28, 2016

What Happens to an Animal Cell in a


Solution with High Water Potential?

in a solution with high


water potential

Cell eventually bursts.

Copyright 2006-2011 Marshall Cavendish International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

October 28, 2016

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